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More than 30 million school meals are served each school day to students throughout the United States. But how healthy are these meals? Moms Across America (MAA) recently published information about what’s in the food served to elementary...

Exchanging cash for information has been done for a long time. Only on July 30, 1778, however, did the practice become protected by law. The Continental Congress enacted the world’s first whistleblower law on that date in response...

A bill in Congress aimed at preventing online child exploitation is making its way through Congress as reports of explicit images and videos of children are rising. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received 29.3 million...

Asbestos is a well-known toxic substance now, but the origins of its usage date back thousands of years before it was known to cause diseases like mesothelioma. Some countries like the U.S. have continued to use it in...

Memorial Day is a time to reflect upon the courageous sacrifices made by the men and women who lost their lives protecting the freedoms we hold dear. This year, we should not forget the thousands of veterans who...

After years of parishioner reports and a 2019 investigation by reporters at the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) released a report detailing sexual abuse allegations against pastors, church employees, and officials. The...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the U.S., accounting for nearly 25 percent of all deaths from the disease. Although this statistic may be grim, the results of a...

Today is a special day in history: the birthday of labor activist Dolores Huerta. Huerta, who was born April 10, 1930, grew up with a mother who set a strong example of community activism. After working multiple jobs,...